Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-01-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
MISSOURI.

Hermitage Index: Last MONDAY even
,re while the presiding elder oi The NJ.
church. South, was concluding very able
sermou at the church, III when he reached
ont on the dark plains oi sin ana acsola'
-, =, a serveut appeal to the wicked to
Ia. Ia fem tbe wrath to come, " bell was
S.srJ Ia iinqje in the house, whereupOn the
I.-;aent divine came to full stop, looked
~. nonc,o,ation straight In the face and
-. II once knew man to ring chest
.,,t-hall in church and go to the penlten-
60 Cor n" Prof. White, who eat near
-aIsved the audience Of any further embar
-.,,,o,, anil dissipated the good man
s.s..';a;nrs bv ouietlv walking up TO tn
800 ,a;sing the Bible and exposing
I'm thsnh.l,eIl whirh the elder had un
.arsiourlv been ringing himself by strikln
upon his bibie'
-News reached Cape 6irardeau Sunday
,,or.ine of the killing Of Joseph Howell, oy
JaJ.. Samuel d. Henson. Mr.. Howell Is
one ,,ftbe firm OF Howell Brothers, that
owp and ouerate large stave-miils at anu
near Lakeyile. Mr. Howell has been rent
ing a house from Judge Henson. ana "h'ie
,n.Liuo a settlement, some difficulty arose
and Wenson shot Howell killing him IN
stautly. No iurtfer particulars have oeeh
learned Of the affray, except tnat oo'h
narties were somrwhat under the lnnughce
OF liquor ut the time il occurred Oh rri-
day Mr.. Howell stated that ne had 10 make
a settlement with Judge Henson soon ana
that he DIR AIDED II. Juhge Hehsoh war
formeriy a judge Of StOddard county
-goustou Herald: Among the big b.!
al tbs ronuty w.. NAV mention Maj. HarI
.on son nj ITncle FrauL Smith. who is l.
wears old and measures six eet SIX meme
In height and forty two inches around IN
points OF his shoulders. Anniher tan OF
4 George Moore. of Jack Fork, who is ~
beet Eve inches high
-Poplsr Bluff RenOvator: John Quacl
subush living about five miles southeasi
an last SATURDAY shot 4 back bear, whic
ne brnught into tuwn and sold to Jam,
r Hugg. who cut il into toOthsOme steal
for his customers Mr. Quackenbush. VIII
had been out drer.hunting, succeeded
killing a large buck aud went after assisi
ancs to get il home. When he got back h
found the deer burie under a mass uI
leaves and partly eaten. Lyingin wa un.
Ill the evening when his bearship came
back after another meal Mr.. Quackenbush
bagsed brun.
Col Warner Lewis, after a long res.
idence at Fulton, has removed To Fort
Smith TO engage in the practice of law.
Now that Col. Elliott and Col. McCul.
louch are rival candidates for governor.
there ought to be big boom in Boonville
real estate.
R. H. Thomas Of Plattsburg. a railway
postal clerk. has been advanced to a cler-
ical position in the office of the division
superintendent Of mails at st. Louis.
Judge Foster. recently defeated for
circuit Judge in the southeast, has mounted
the pulpit and gone to preaching. He has
PET held a successful protracted meeting in
0eott county.
E. II. Hutehison, ofJefferson City, is a
osdidate for doorkeeper of the senate
Hei0unerly held the office ofcity marshal
and collector at Pleasant HilLSad is a
pod pemoerat and worthy mani
The remains Of Mrs. Emily Evens, wife
o. ex-Sfate Senator Evans, who died at
mdnight on Monday night at Cuba, from
we ELECTS OF the burns received by lamp
explosion. details OF which were given in
Iuesdays Globe Democrat, were Inferred ,
nom the Methodist Church at this place
un aiternosn. lt is said that so large an
attendance was never seen at funeral at
nls place before. Friends attended from
eh available points from st. Louis To |
springfield. and the scene at the church was |
anscting in the extreme.
-Ihe ballots cast at the last general |
eleeton in Morgan county, as far as they |
apply to the county clerk, have been |
opened, counted and compared with the |
ns' o. votes by order of the circuit court, |
N winch contest for the office OF county !
elefk e pending between w. d. Hubbard, |
rpnbilean and Caleb Gumm, democrat. |
Inc e'ount closed Wednesday night, but |
ne parties sworn to secrecy the result will |
~ oe snown until the report is submit.
"a 70 the circuit court at its meeting in
April next.
-James Fletcher, who lives four miles
vest OF Fulton, committed suicide Wednes-
day by sf ooting himself with a musket.
he ate breakfast with the family and soon
alter went into an adjoining room. He
vas there hut a few Minutes when the re-
port oil gun was heard, and IN entering
me room he was found dead on the floor
with the front and top Of his head blown
on At breakfast the family notified moth
mg wrong with MIR, Fletcher and no cause
on be assigned ~ the rash act. He had
brother to commit suicide some thirty
years old. and was the father OF a grown
up iamily.
-Tarkio Avalanche: Craig still main.
ns ner reputation for monstrosities. the
~s Improvement being baby with no
Vnly short time ago she startled
~ uea'zehs oi the Missouri valley by an
'une'ng a. man With a caudle appendage.
Bakersfield Things. In Nh. has..
.,s or 49, N 'nein-nt TO moving and getting
out the ridinvs last weak we inaavart.n.I,s,
Ss Sn', 81 TO mention the killing of a vonn,
sseS near ionr miles south ~ Baker~e.,5
party oi residents oithat locality
Ne" Madrid Record: Emsnusl WI
-.s' ..s saw oiaek bear and cub in tb.
TO- luAt west OF Mr.. Font Lees last
=. Einanuei says they were dr;nL.
thr.,,..s 80 .pe e"ey saw nun they paced off
1'ouSh tne woods. aud so did he
an Ioroners inquest uvc- ]. Gov
sa,i s.'1 LaAsviile, WIS cumpt tel T,,.,,-.,
w. IVY ss neiis' MA Hensu.., and K.lIy
a., 80. over !. r,nt aud arenuw e,,n.
as,a,.''l-u, 'ais S"aiila Jai al Bloomfield Itwns
cons,;rs,i =. ,llas Ine lnqurst that they bad
did ,nS howell IN the manner they
e@sing the mattH The ieeIirs a',',i a,s- %
psople OF Lakeyille was strong iori, .he
"a. Sa me only thing that prevented ens !, u
hod. want -. OF determined leader TSs
Tss oi mr.. Howell will be taken r, R.na a
~; mn ,ormer home, for burial IT,
- ~ Dc accompanied by his vile.
"a. ,as a;s t,ial Of George Hamilton. ON. .,
vrsstm, WITS Wsp OF Labor charged with
rS..' s~o men during the 0rsat s.-:ila auo XII